'Flashpoint' discusses Daytona International Speedway

FLASHPOINT IS NEXT! CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY: U.S. CAPTIONING COMPANY, DEPERE, WI HI, EVERYONE. GOOD MORNING. I'M MIKE HOLFELD AND THIS IS FLASHPOINT. YOUR SUNDAY IS OFF TO A GREAT START. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? THIS WEEKEND WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY. WHERE HAS THE YEAR GONE? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SINGING THE PRAISES OF DALE EARNHARDT JR. AND HERE WE ARE IN THE SECOND BIG RACE OF THE SEASON AT THE SPEEDWAY. THE FAN EXPERIENCE GETS STARTED THIS THURSDAY WITH EVERYONE BEING ABLE TO WATCH THEIR FAVORITE RACERS PRACTICE. THEN ON FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, IT'S THE NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE WITH THE SUBWAY CRACKER JACK 250 STARTING AT 7:30. SATURDAY NIGHT, AGAIN, UNDER THE LIGHTS, IT'S THE SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE WITH THE COKE ZERO 400. JIMMIE JOHNSON DOMINATED RUNNING. HE'LL LOOK FOR THE SECOND COKE ZERO VICTORY IN AS MANY YEARS. JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THE RACE AND JUST AS IMPORTANT ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, THE PRESIDENT. D.I.S. IS JOEY TIDWELL. SLEEP IS SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE AND SPECIAL AND IT IS A CHALLENGE TO RUN ON A NORMAL YEAR BUT WE DECIDED TO REBUILD THE GRAND STAND. LARGEST INVESTMENT IN OUR HISTORY. TOOK US 2 AND A HALF YEARS SO A YEAR IN AND STILL 2 TO GO AND IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH WORK WE'VE DONE BUT RUNNING THE TRACK AND CONSTRUCTING THE TRACK ARE TWO FULL TIME JOBS. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN I WAS RUNNING OVER THE LIST? GOOD STUFF COMING UP. AND IT'S GREAT FROM THE RACING PERSPECTIVE. I LOVE THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE AMERICAN THAN THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. LET'S THROW IN THE CHANCE FOR THE FLAG AND 4 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS AND A HUGE AMERICAN FLAG TO TRIBUTE TO THEM. WE'LL HAVE THE SOUTHEAST LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW THAT EVENING. SO WHETHER IT'S ACTIVITY ON THE RACETRACK OR ALL THE OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, IT'S JUST A GREAT WEEKEND TO BE PROUD AND FOR ME I GET TO DO REALLY COOL THINGS WITH THE RACE TRACK BUT TO INTRODUCE 4 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, THESE ARE THE GENTLEMEN WHO PAID THE PRICE AND NOTHING IS BETTER THAN TO INTERACT AND INTRODUCE THEM TO THE CROWD. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY BUT IT'S INCREDIBLE. YES AND GIVING DALE JR. THE TROPHY IS REALLY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL AND BEING PART OF THE GREAT THINGS WE DO BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE AMERICAN SPORT THAT WE ARE WITH NASCAR AND IT'S REALLY UNIQUE. WE GET A LOOK AT THE SHOT OF DAYTONA RISING. THIS LOOKS LIKE THE WORLD'S FAIR. IT'S AMAZING! WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME A PLAY BY PLAY. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? THE MAKINGS OF UP TO 40 MILLION POUNDS OF STEEL IN THE AIR BUT TO SUPPORT THAT WE PUT 16 MILLION POUNDS OF CONCRETE IN THE GROUND. THIS THING STRETCHES .9 OF A MILE LONG AND IT'S THE ATTEMPT TO TURN THE SPEEDWAY INTO THE FIRST AND ONLY MOTOR SPORT STADIUM. YOU START TO SEE MASSIVE INJECTORS, VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION. OVER 40 ESCALATORS INSTALLED. ELEVATORS. BIG, WIDE CONCOURSES AND CREATING THE SOCIAL ZONES WITH 11 NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I WAS READING ABOUT THE INJECTORS. HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK? AND IT'S THE 11 FOOTBALLFIELD SIZED NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT IS GOING TO BE FROM THE SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE. IT IS GOING TO THE SOCIAL EVENT AND THE ABILITY TO BRING THOSE IN WITH THE CONCOURSES. AND IT IS GOING FOR 3 SETS OF ESCALATORS THAT ARE MOVING UP AND DOWN THE PROPERTY AND IT'S THE MASSIVE STRUCTURE WITH THE GRANDSTANDS THAT PROVIDE THE AMENITIES. LOOK AT THIS SHOT HERE AND THE CURVATURE OF THE STEEL VERSUS THE EARTH. IS THERE A CERTAIN SPECIAL DESIGN THAT PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE. WITH THE MILE LONG GRAND STRAND WE HAD TO PLAN WHICH WAS 7 INCHES OVER THE DISTANCE AND IT CONTINUES THE ENTIRE WAY. IT'S ABOUT A MODERATE MARVEL AND THIS IS ONE OF THE INJECTORS AND HOW YOU LOAD THE PROPERTY AND RIGHT NOW THE SIGN TO HOW THEY GET THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION AND YOU'RE STILL GOING TO ENJOY. YOU HAVE TO OPERATE THE VENUE AND GOING TO SEE THE GRAND STRAND AND TELLING WHICH NEEDS TO ENTER THIS WEEKEND AND GET THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION INTO THE OLD SEAT. YOU EXPECT ANY HEADACHES WITH THAT? NOT REALLY. I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD POINT. AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE THE CHALLENGE. NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE 40,000 NEW SEATS AVAILABLE FOR THE DAYTONA 500. NOW YOU'RE TALKING. AND CONCOURSES AND ESCALATORS OPEN FOR USE. A THIRD OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE NEW NEXT YEAR AND IT'S A UNIQUE CHALLENGE FOR 2013 AND WE'LL GET THROUGH 2014 OKAY AND 2015 A CHALLENGE GETTING FANS TO THE NEW AND OLD SEATS AND OPERATING EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. THIS THING IS BUILT IN 1959. NOW YOU'RE SPENDING 400,000 NOW. WHY THE TIMING? LET'S LOOK AT THE RENDERINGS WITH THE FUTURE. AND MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER WITH THE FACILITY OF THE PROPERTY AND HOW IT RANKS AGAINST OTHER SPORTS FACILITIES. AND THEN IT'S HOW IT MEASURES UP WITH THE POINTS OF SALE AND FOUND THEY'RE REALLY LACKING IN TERMS OF THE AMENITIES THEY EXPECT. AND IT'S GOING TO THE EXPECTATION OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET WHEN YOU ARRIVE. WE'RE NOT OFFERING THAT RIGHT NOW. IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE AND AS WE DRIVE REVENUE TO THE COMPANY AND IT'S SIGNIFICANT, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THAT MOVING FORWARD AND THAT'S WHY WE WENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ASKED FOR THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN THE COMPANY'S HISTORY, 400 MILLION DOLLARS TO REINVEST IN OUR PROPERTY. FOR US IT'S A BIG LEAP OF FAITH BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT DAYTONA MEANS TO THE SPORT IT'S REALLY LINKED TOGETHER ON THE SHORES OF DAYTONA BEACH. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED AND THIS IS THE FLAGSHIP BRAND AND IT'S THE EVENT THAT DESERVES THIS KIND OF ATTENTION AND THAT'S WHY THE BIG INVESTMENT IN THE PROPERTY. SPEAKING OF INVESTMENT, ANY MONEY PLAYING IN AS WELL? WE ARE GOING TO QUALIFY FOR THE BIG TAX REBATE AND YOU GET A REBATE BACK ON SOME OF THE SALES TAX. THAT CAN BE 60 TO 90 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THE 400 MILLION DOLLARS WE'RE INVESTING OUR OWN IS PRIVATE DOLLARS FROM OUR OWN COMPANY INVESTING IN THE PROPERTY. I WAS LOOKING AT THE RENDERING. SOMETIMES THEY GET OVER CREATIVE BUT IT HITS IT ON THE MARK AND THIS LOOKS LIKE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE AND LET'S TAKE A BREATH HERE FOR A MINUTE. I KNOW I'M HERE TO SEE THE RACE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE THINGS HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM APPEALING TO THE OLDER FAN BEING HERE FOR MANY GENERATIONS ADDING THE VERTICAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE ABILITY TO PROLONG COMING TO THE VENT. THEY WANT VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TO THE NEWER VENUES AND THEY WANT TO BE TREATED HOW THEY'VE BEEN TREATED AT OTHER SUPPORTING PROPERTIES AND IT IS FITTING IT ALL TOGETHER. THE KEY IS TO TAKE THE PROPERTY INTO THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPORTS FACILITIES. WE'VE SEEN THEM BUILT LESS THAN 20 YEARS FROM WHEN THE OTHER VENUES WERE OWNED BY THE SPORTS PROPERTY AND FOR US THAT COMPETITION IS OUT THERE. WE HAVE RACING THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD ACROSS THE STREET AND WE'RE REALLY STUCK IN THE FOOTPRINT AND THAT 2 AND A HALF MILE RACETRACK IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. WE'LL WORK IN THE AMENITIES ON THE FRONT SIDE. WHAT THEY'LL MOST GET OUT OF THIS IS IT'S A MOTOR SPORT STADIUM. THAT LOOK AND FEEL AND THAT ARCHITECTURAL SKIN AND THE MASSIVE ENTRANCE STATEMENTS AND THE SIGNATURE MOMENTS, THAT'S THE KEY. WHAT REALLY DRIVES RACING WITH THE PASSION THE FANS HAVE FOR IT ARE THE MEMORIES THEY CREATE. WHETHER THERE FOR 1959 IN THE FIRST RACE AND MAYBE 79 WHEN THE BROTHERS DECIDED TO HAVE A LITTLE FISTICUFF ACTION OR MAYBE WHEN DALE EARNHARDT DIDN'T MAKE IT BUT THE MEMORIES STAY WITH THEM. WE WANT TO GENERATE THE MENUS AND THE VENUE TO MATCH WITH THE WORLD EXPERIENCE. AND WHEN I SAW THE COMPARISON TO THE OTHER SPORTS AND SAW BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL STRUGGLE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE GENERATION GAP. HERE'S WHAT I MEAN. THE KIDS PLAY WITH THE GADGETS. THEY STAY INSIDE. THEY LISTEN TO MUSIC ON iPOD. IS THERE STILL A LOVE FOR THE SPORT? I THINK THERE IS. I THINK IT'S MORE THAN THAT. IT'S REALLY HOW DO WE COMPETE WITH THE COUCH? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY DEALING WITH AND THAT COUCH IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER PEOPLE. WE WANT TO GET YOU TO A LIVE SPORTING EVENT. TO GET YOU THERE WE HAVE TO OFFER THE AMENITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES WE DON'T GET AT HOME. IT'S NOT JUST THE TECHNOLOGY BUT THE LOOK AND THE FEEL AND THE EXPERIENCE AND THE FLY OVER AND THE MILITARY ELEMENTS AND THE START OF THE RACE. THOSE ARE THINGS YOU DON'T GET WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING IT ON TV OR THE iPHONE OR THE iPAD. THAT'S THE UNIQUE CHALLENGE. AND I THINK THIS INVESTMENT ALLOWS US TO COMPETE WITH TIME. IT'S THE TIME THAT PEOPLE CAN DO OTHER THINGS. IT'S THE MOST EXCITING THING BUT WHEN I SIT YOU IN THAT SEAT, YOU GO JOEY. THE SEAT IS 50 YEARS OLD! IT DOESN'T FEEL HISTORIC AND FULL OF HERITAGE. SO HAVE 101,000 NEW SEATS WITH THE CHAIR, ARM REST, CUP HOLDER AND THE METAL CHAIRS WE HAVE NOW CAN SURVIVE A NUCLEAR ATTACK. THEY SERVED A GREAT PURPOSE. THEY GOT US WHERE WE ARE TODAY BUT THROUGH THE FUTURE WE NEED SOMETHING BETTER. I HAVE TO JUMP IN. YOU HAVING FUN? YOU ENJOYING THIS? I HOPE YOU ARE. TAKE A QUICK LOOK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TALKING ABOUT COKE ZERO 400. BIG ISSUE FACING NASCAR. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. THIS IS FLASHPOINT. LOCAL 6 BACK IN A SECOND. AND WELCOME BACK TO FLASHPOINT. JOINING ME IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. JOEY CHITWOOD. YOU WERE WALKING IT AND IT REALLY IS QUITE A STORY TO WATCH THIS THING UNFOLD. IT'S AMAZING WITH THE TIME LAPSE VIDEO TO SEE HOW MUCH WORK WE'VE DONE IN ONE YEAR! IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. SO MUCH WITH PEOPLE PUT TO WORK AND WE HAVE 50 WORKERS ON SITE EVERY DAY AND UP TO 800 WORKERS A DAY BY AUGUST. A LOT OF WORK AND I'M HAPPY THE WEATHER HASN'T HURT US IN THE SUMMER TIME BECAUSE WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE AFTERNOONS AND ALL GOOD ON OUR PART. WHAT FINE TUNING HAVE YOU DONE? I KNOW THERE'S TWEAKING ALONG THE WAY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DESIGN MATCHES THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION AND WE WON'T HAVE THE CHANCE AFTER THE FACT TO MAKE CHANGES SO WE HAVE PEOPLE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW SEAT SECTIONS ARE GOING IN. IS THAT REST ROOM BUILT IN THE RIGHT PLACE? THE CONCOURSE WHERE IT'S SUPPOSEDED TO BE? WE'RE ON TOP OF IT. AFTER THE FACT CHANGES ARE DIFFICULT AND COSTLY. WE WANT TO CATCH THINGS BEFORE HAND. FEEL RIGHT? FEEL GREAT. WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. DO NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THE NEW SEATS IN THIS EARLY AND WE THOUGHT THEY'D HAPPEN AFTER THE COKE ZERO WHICH YOU HAVE ABOUT 100 SEATS ALREADY IN. SO IF THE SCHEDULE KEEPS WORKING FOR US, IT'S GREAT. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE FUN COKE ZERO, RIGHT? COKE ZERO. YOU WRAP YOURSELF IN THE AMERICAN FLAG AND WE'RE ABOUT HORSE POWER AND GOING FAST. EVERYTHING IN AMERICA IS GOING FAST AND NOBODY SLOWS DOWN ANYMORE. SO TO GET OUR FANS OUT THERE TO ENJOY GREAT RACING AND FOR ME UNDER THE LIGHTS THE RACING LOOKS EVEN BETTER. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE, TOO, RIGHT? HAVE GREAT PACKAGES. KIDS 12 AND UNDER WITH THE $10 TICKET. WE ALLOW KIDS WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND DRINK SO WE KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE A GREAT VALUE AND GET YOU OFF THE COUCH BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I KNOW IF YOU COME TO THE RACE AND CATCH THE START, YOU'LL BE HOOKED. IT DOES NOT TRANSLATE ON TV AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE RUMBLE OF 43 CARS WHEN THEY PUT ON THE ACCELERATEOR AND IT IS REALLY STARTING. WE HAVE STARS, TOO, RIGHT? WE HAVE SOME STAR POWER HERE! AND IT IS COMING THROUGH DALE EARNHARDT JR. AND THE FAMILY LINEAGE AND YOU HAVE GUYS LIKE JIMMIE JOHNSON AND DANICA PATRICK AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE NASCAR RACE IT'S THE ALLSTAR EVENT NO MATTER WHERE IT IS. IT'S NOT LIKE GOING TO THE LOCAL TEAM TO DEAL WITH FOLKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCHEDULE VERSUS THE FIRST PLACINGS WHEN THEY SHOW UP. WE HAVE IT EVERY TIME NASCAR SHOWS UP. GOOD FOR BUSINESS? GOOD TIME OF YEAR? IT'S GREAT FOR BUSINESS. WRAPPING THAT HOLIDAY AND WE'VE DONE IT FOR SO MANY YEARS. 27 YEARS WE HAD THIS EVENT ON THE WEEKEND OF JULY 4TH AND HELD IT ON THE 4TH ITSELF SO FOR US IT'S A GREAT TRADITION AND GREAT MIDSUMMER CLASSIC. WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB TYING THE TWO IN TOGETHER. JOHNSON WILL TRY TO REPEAT? ACTUALLY JOHNSON REPEATED LAST YEAR AND HE WON THE 500 AND 400 SO HE'STHE REIGNING CHAMPION AND I THINK DALE JR. IS THE MAN TO BEAT RIGHT NOW. HE WANTED THE 500 AND I THINK HE HAS THE CHANCE WITH THE 400. HE'S RUNNING TOP 10 WHEREVER HE GOES. IT IS TO THAT RACE AND FOR SOME REASON DALE AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE BIG ACTION. WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OF ENERGY AND THE OTHER THING IS THESE DRIVERS HAVE TO WIN TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHASE AND THERE'S GOING TO BE TENSION IN THE AIR WITH DRIVERS THAT HAVEN'T WON A RACE YET MAKING THE PLAYOFFS AND IT'S EXTRA EMOTION AND THEN WE'VE SEEN THINGS GET DICEY. AND THERE'S PLAYER THAT IS GIVE THEM A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. AND IT'S STRONG TO DAYTONA. AND JOE DOES RACING AND ALMOST ANYONE CAN WIN THE RACE AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF NASCAR. SO MUCH TALENT AND YOU NEVER REALLY KNOW WHO WILL PUT IT IN VICTORY LANE. DANICA? DANICA IS HAVING A BETTER YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. STRONG REASONS AND SHE LED LAPS AND CAPTURED A POLE POSITION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SHE HAS SKILLS? THEY HAVE HENDRICK ENGINES AND USING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT AND THEN IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IT IS DIFFERENT? DANICA IS COMPETITIVE. YOU HAVE THAT EDGE AND HAVE TO BE WILLING TO NOT TAKE IT AND IT'S IMPORTANT IN THIS WORLD AND TO SEE HER PARTICIPATE IN THE INDY CAR WORLD AND IT'S THE RACING TALENT AND NO WAY TO MAKE IT THIS FAR AND GOING ALL TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TEAM AND SHE HAS THAT EDGE AND SHE'LL NOT TAKE IT FROM ANYBODY. THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. REALLY? IS THE RISK THE ATTRACTION DO YOU THINK? FANS ARE SITTING THERE AND SAYING I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN OR IS IT THE WHOLE SCENE? I THINK IT'S EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU SEE ATHLETES AT 195 MPH THAT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU AND I DON'T GET TO DO ON THE WEEKEND. IF WE DID WE'D GET THE HANDCUFFS ON US AND GO TO JAIL. WE ALL WANT TO BE AN ATHLETE WHEN WE GROW UP, OR A ROCK STAR. HERE WE SEE THE INDIVIDUALS RACING CARS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL PUTTING IT ON THE EDGE AND THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND MIX IN EVERYTHING ELSE WHETHER IT'S THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE FIREWORKS AND BEING FRONT AND CENTER AND ALL THOSE ELEMENTS REALLY GO TOGETHER AND IT IS TO CREATE A TRULY SPECIAL EVENT AND ALL ABOUT CREATING MEMORIES AND IT IS TO SEE SOMETHING SPECIAL WHETHER IT'S YOUR FAVORITE DRIVER OR SOME OTHER ELEMENT. I HAVE TO BRING THIS UP. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY YOU'RE RIGHT. I NEVER WENT TO A RACE AND WHEN YOU'RE THERE YOU FALL IN LOVE. NO QUESTION. THIS SIDE OF IT, AND GOING TO IT RIGHT NOW. THE ACCIDENTS. HOW ARE YOU GUYS PREPARING FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT THE FANS WANT TO SEE. THIS IS OVER THE TOP. NOT AT ALL. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE WANT TO HAVE SAFETY FOR THE DRIVERS AND SAFETY FOR THE FANS AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT WE BROUGHT IN THE ENGINEERING FIRMS AND THE GATE IN WHICH THAT CAR STRUCK SO WE REDESIGNED THE AREAS TO STRENGTHEN THEM AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WE BUILT BRAND NEW CROSSOVER GATES AND DID TWO NEW GATES FOR THE DAYTONA 500 AND 6 MORE FOR THIS EVENT WHERE WE DON'T USE THOSE ANYMORE. WE CUT DOWN IN THE BARRIER TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. IF YOU CAN'T PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT OR VENUE FOR THE FANS, YOU WON'T BE IN BUSINESS FOR 50 YEARS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE RIGHT EXPERTS IN TO TELL US WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. YOU FEEL THE FANS CAN GO IN 100% FEELING SAFE AND NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED? ABSOLUTELY. THE NEXT DAY AND I SAT IN THE SEATS WHERE THE FANS WERE AFFECTED BY THE EXTRA INCIDENT AND I THINK IT'S SAFE AND I'M WILLING TO SIT THERE AND MAKE SURE THE FANS KNOW THEY CAN SIT THERE AS WELL. DO YOU THINK THEY'LL COME? ABSOLUTELY. THEY CAME IN DROVES AND NO REASON WHY THEY WON'T COME BACK FOR THE 400. WHAT'S NEXT? NO, DON'T GO THERE YET. COMPARE THE INDY TO DAYTONA AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT. MY GRANDFATHER FINISHED FIFTH 3 TIMES RACING BACK IN THE DAY AND I WAS THE PRESIDENT THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT IS THE FLAGSHIP FOR INDY CAR RACING AND OWNED BY THE FAMILY AND A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY AND IT'S PERSONAL. IT'S 24/7. THESE ARE FLAG SHIP BRANDS AND YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE 24/7 APPROACH TO BUSINESS WHEN YOU WORK FOR THE FAMILY WITH THOSE KINDS OF PROPERTIES. GREAT HISTORY AND GREAT TRADITION. CHALLENGES WELL WITH THAT AGING PROPERTY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK AND I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS GUY AND THERE IS A FAMILY WELCOME BACK. HEY, WE HAVE A STAR HERE. JOEY CHITWOOD! TELL ME ABOUT THE JOEY CHITWOOD DRILL SHOW. IT'S IN 1943 AND RAN FOR 55 YEARS UP UNTIL 1948. I SPENT 20 YEARSES OF PIE LIFE ON THE ROAD AND I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH TWO WHEELS AND IN FACT WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD MY DAD WOULD DRIVE AND I'D CLIMB OUT OF THE WINDOW AND STAN ON THE SIDE AND THERE I AM STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR ON 2 WHEELS. WE ACTUALLY TAPE THAT AT SUNSHINE SPEEDWAY IN ST. PETE, FLORIDA, AND MY GRANDFATHER AND IT WAS A GREAT LEGACY AND MY GRANDFATHER DID SUCH A GREAT THING AND TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WITH THE SPEEDWAYS AND WE'LL PREPARE FOR THE BUSINESS BECAUSE I SPENT 20 YEARS IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS BEFORE I EVEN GOT TO THE BIG LEAGUES WITH INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND THE DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL. SO EVIL KINEVLE. WE AFFECTED HIM IN HIS WANTING AFFECTING EVEL KNIEVEL IN THAT WAY AND HE FOUND GREAT SUCCESS IN THE STUNT BUSINESS. WE DID WORKS FOR CHIPS, MIAMI VICE, LIVE OR LET DIE WITH JAMES BOND AND IN FACT THERE'S A GREAT MOVIE WAY BACK IN THE DAY CALLED "TO PLEASE A LADY" WITH CLARK GABLES AND MY GRANDFATHER WAS HIS STUNT DOUBLE AND THE THRILL SHOW WAS A FEATURE IN THE MOVIE AND FOR US A RICH TRADITION AND PROUD OF WHAT WE DID BUT MUCH SAFER NOW AS A MANAGER IN MOTOR SPORTS MORE SO THAN THAT PERFORMER IN THE STUNT SHOW. CAN YOU SHARE A FAVORITE MEMORY? 14 YEARS OLD AND STEPPING UP IN THE STUNT SHOW WITH THE HUMAN BATTERING RAM. I LAID ON THE HOOT OF THE CAR AND HE DROVE ME THROUGH THE FLAMING BOARD WALL AND IT BURST THROUGH WITH MY HELMET. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING PREPARING ME FOR A CAREER MORE THAN THE HUMAN BATTERING RAM. I WENT THROUGH AND BURST THROUGH THE PLAN AND GREAT MEMORIES AND I'LL ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHAT MY GRANDFATHER DID AND HAPPY TO BLAZE MY OWN TRAIL ON THE RACETRACK SIDE AND HOPEFULLY PRETTY PROUD OF ME. DO YOU MISS IT? I DON'T REALLY MISS IT. 20 YEARS ON THE ROAD AND I FEEL WELL PREPARED AND I UNDERSTAND IT. MY DAD OWNED TICKETS FOR 26 YEARS SO I THINK OF A FAN FIRST AND IT HELPS ME UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE GOOD. I HAVE LESS THAN A MINUTE. LET ME PLUG THE TICKETS BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT RACE ON THE 4TH. TAKE IT AWAY, SIR. THAT'S RIGHT. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE DO, IT'S WRAPPING IT IN THE AMERICAN FLAG AND THE NASCAR HORSE POWER UNDER THE HIGH BANKS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY. WHETHER IT'S CONCERT, MODEL WORKS, YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME! FAMILY EVENT? ABSOLUTELY. CAN'T BE BETTER. THANKS FOR SHARING THOSE AND FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. AND WE'LL BE BACK TO CHECK OUT THE SEATS AND DO IT AGAIN. IT'S GOING TO BE A HIT. YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. I'M MIKE HOLFELD. HOPE IT'S A START TO A GREAT WEEK. STAY CLOSE TO THE FAMILY AND ENJOY THE DAY. CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY: U.S. CAPTIONING COMPANY, DEPERE, WI

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